The adsorption isotherms of H20 were measured on graphite samples which were partially burnt in an H20-02 mixture and then outgassed at higher temperatures. On these samples, the gas content and acidic surface functional groups were determined. The isosteric heat of adsorption of H20, qst, calculated from the second adsorption isotherms, decreases more steeply when the pretreatment temperature of graphite is raised. The qBt curve on the 1000 °C treated sample reveals a distinct minimum, at which the qst value is very small compared with the heat of liquefaction of H20. It has been found that these phenomena depend on the variety and quantity of surface oxides on graphite and that the qBt minimum appears when each amount of the H20-, C02-, and CO-desorbing oxides is extremely small.